Who is Ivan Toney, Brentford's goal scorer?

Ivan Toney, the seventh most expensive signing in Brentford's history, arrived in 2020 from Peterborough for €5.6 million. So far this season, the English player has scored 11 goals in the Premier League, placing him among the top 5 scorers in the English league.

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The Brentford striker has scored against Wolverhampton, Newcastle, Everton, Manchester United, Burnley, and Norwich City, with a hat trick against the latter team. Toney has established himself as a top scorer from the English second division and after Brentford's promotion to the Premier League, the Englishman has not been intimidated and has continued to score goals.

Who is Ivan Toney?

Brentford's '9', who made his Premiership debut as a 19-year-old for Newcastle in 2015, was immediately relegated to the 'hells' of League One (Third). He went through Barnsley, Shrewsbury Town, Scunthorpe United, Wigan, and Peterborough United with which he scored 24 goals in the English third tier in 2019-20 before landing at Brentford where statistics rule when it comes to signing.

Last season he made the jump to the Championship and this season, back in the Premier League, could not have started better: he accumulated a total of nine goals. He scored two goals in the first five rounds, but then chained, almost consecutively, two periods of six and eight rounds without scoring. Now he is back in style. He has had seven goals in the last four games he has played.

In the 2020/21 season, he was proclaimed top scorer in the Championship and broke the all-time record for goals (31) in a season in the English second division. However, it was short-lived, Aleksandr Mitrovic has just snatched it away from him.

A specialist from the penalty spot

But if Ivan Toney has stood out for anything in recent years, it is for his efficiency from the penalty spot. The English '9' has scored the last 17 shots he has taken with Brentford.

Toney is one of the most valued strikers in the English league. Brentford bought him for 5.6 million euros and his current value is already 32, according to 'Transfermarkt'. A rounded business.

Wants to play for England

At 25, England's top scorer in the Premier League, above even Vardy (Leicester) and Sterling (City) with 10 goals each, could play for Jamaica because of his family origins. The Caribbean Federation tried, but he opts for England.

"We are very impressed with Ivan since last season. We are following him and we know almost everything about him. He has started very well in the Premiership with Brentford. We want a player who can score goals first. Toney is a threat because of his presence in the air and his ability to attack and put in crosses," Gareth Southgate warned. He is on his list.

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